Water Summary Update: Drought conditions improve with above-average rainfall
Dec 06, 2024
DES MOINES – After a very dry September and October, above-average rainfall in November improved drought conditions for most of the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. November’s preliminary statewide precipitation was 3.25…
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Report: Iowa’s vanishing wetlands offer very valuable flood protection
Dec 05, 2024
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Wetlands in Iowa help prevent nearly $500-million in flood damage every year, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Report author Stacy Woods says wetlands are…
Iowa fall months end up being in the top ten for warmth
Dec 04, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) State Climatologist Justin Glisan says this fall is going down among the warmest we’ve ever seen in Iowa. “Over four degrees above average for meteorological fall, September, October, November, so…
Secretary Naig Opens Sign-Up for Crop Insurance Discount Program
Dec 03, 2024
DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the sign-up for the state’s Crop Insurance Discount Program is now open and available. Farmers who planted cover crops this fall can apply for…
Iowa’s busiest deer seasons are almost here
Dec 02, 2024
DES MOINES -- Iowa’s most popular deer hunting seasons are just around the corner, when roughly 100,000 hunters take to the timber for the long-awaited gun seasons. Iowa’s first gun season is Dec. 7-11. Second…
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
Nov 26, 2024
DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally,…
Iowa Supreme Court rules carbon pipeline surveyors can access private land
Nov 25, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that allows surveyors for a carbon pipeline company onto the land of a Hardin County man, Kent Kasischke argued that allowing surveyors…
Increased Law Enforcement Presence Expected on Iowa Roadways During Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 22, 2024
DES MOINES -- The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is teaming up with law enforcement agencies across Iowa to promote road safety during the Thanksgiving holiday season. Drivers can expect to see increased police presence…
Turkey price trims Thanksgiving meal cost, but not to pre-pandemic levels
Nov 21, 2024
WEST DES MOINES -- This year, the American Farm Bureau Federation reports the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal for 10 is $58.08, a 5% decrease from last year. Turkey, the centerpiece of America’s Thanksgiving…
Report: Iowa’s childcare pilot program boosted kids enrolled, wages for workers
Nov 20, 2024
By Bob Fisher (Radio Iowa) A new report shows a state pilot program raised the number of children who could enroll in childcare services in select communities, which improved wages and benefits for local childcare…